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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2- 8 or 9 inch round cake pans. | 2. In a medium sized bowl combine flour, white sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add water, shortening, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed until combined. Then beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and melted chocolate and beat 2 minutes more. Pour batter into prepared pans. | 3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cakes on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and let cool thoroughly on a wire rack. | 4. To Make Frosting: Beat butter until fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of confectioner's sugar and the cocoa. Beat well than add the milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Beat in the remaining confectioner's sugar and any additional milk as needed for spreadability. | 5. To Make Filling: Drain cherries reserving 2/3 cup of the liquid. In a medium sauce pan combine reserved liquid and cornstarch, add fruit. Cook over medium heat and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for more 2 minutes and then stir in the orange or cherry liqueur. Remove from heat cover and cool without stirring. | 6. Arrange one cake layer on a serving dish and spread the cooled cherry filling over the top (reserve some cherries for a garnish for top of cake). Place second layer on top filling and frost sides and top of cake with frosting. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	2	cups		-	-	-	-
white sugar	1 3/4	cups		1354.5	349.93	0.0	0.0
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
baking soda	3/4	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
water	1 1/3	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
shortening	1/2	cup		906.1	0.0	0.0	102.5
vanilla extract	2 1/2	teaspoons		30.24	1.3283	0.0063	0.0063
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
chocolate	3	squares	unsweetened melted	-	-	-	-
butter	1/3	cup		456.0	20.951999999999998	14.248	38.4
confectioner sugar	4 1/2	cups	sifted	-	-	-	-
milk	1/4	cup		37.21	2.9158	1.9215	1.9947
cocoa powder	1/2	cup	unsweetened	98.04	24.897	8.427999999999999	5.891
dark cherry	1	can	pitted drained sweet	-	-	-	-
cornstarch	1	tablespoon		30.48	7.3016	0.0208	0.004
orange liqueur	6	teaspoons		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.